NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-220 (2026)

Jail and detention services

✓ current as of July 2026
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The Commission has policy responsibility for providing and  coordinating State services to local government with respect to local  confinement facilities. The Department shall:

(1) Consult with and provide technical assistance to units of local government with respect to local confinement facilities.

(2) Develop minimum standards for the construction and operation  of local confinement facilities.

(3) Visit and inspect local confinement facilities; advise the sheriff, jailer, governing board, and other appropriate officials as to deficiencies and recommend improvements; and submit written reports on the inspections to appropriate local officials.

(4) Review and approve plans for the construction and major modification of local confinement facilities.

(5) Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 745, s. 5, effective September 1, 1983.

(6) Perform any other duties that may be necessary to carry out the State's responsibilities concerning local confinement facilities. (1967, c. 581, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; c. 822, s. 1; 1983, c. 745, s. 5.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: Multiple v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 646 S.E.2d 356 (N.C. 2007).
Multiple v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 646 S.E.2d 356 (N.C. 2007). · cites it 10× “The language of N.C.G.S. § 153A-220, namely, to “[c]onsult with,” “provide technical assistance,” “[v]isit and inspect,” “advise,” “recommend,” and “[r]eview,” manifests the General Assembly’s intent that the State merely advise and assist a county in the county’s duty to ensure…”
Multiple v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 626 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 153A-220 (2005). The General Assembly has more specifically provided in regards to this duty of inspection: Department personnel shall visit and inspect each local confinement facility at least semiannually.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-220(3) — 1 case
Multiple v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 646 S.E.2d 356 (N.C. 2007). “The language of N.C.G.S. § 153A-220, namely, to “[c]onsult with,” “provide technical assistance,” “[v]isit and inspect,” “advise,” “recommend,” and “[r]eview,” manifests the General Assembly’s intent that the State merely advise and assist a county in the county’s duty to ensure…”
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